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THBGreek Apulian Pottery Pyxis with Lady of Fashion
Lot 37
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Our Halloween Day auction features classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe, plus fine art. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Our Halloween Day auction features classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe, plus fine art. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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Classical World, Magna Graecia, southern Italy, Apulia, ca. 340 to 325 BCE. An elegant red-figure ceramic pyxis, a cylindrical, lidded box used mostly by women to hold cosmetics, jewelry, and other important items. The lids are often decorated with scenes from a wedding; this one shows a "lady of fashion", a recurring motif in Apulian art believed to show a woman with her hair done elaborately for her marriage day. The "lady of fashion" is the head of a woman shown to the left, wearing a kekryphalos, a type of hair covering, earrings, and a bead necklace. The body of the vessel - which the lid is made to fit snugly against - is a cylinder with a flared base and lip for the lid. This is painted black aside from the underside of the foot, and has attained an incredible silvery iridescence with age. Size: 4.25" W x 3" H (10.8 cm x 7.6 cm)
Apulia was the center of painting of this style for the South Italic Greek colonies, with half of all surviving red-figure vessels coming from that area. Most of these were produced at Taras, the large Greek polis in the region. This pyxis may have been a gift given to a bride, or simply a keepsake to remember an important and happy day.
Provenance: private J.H. collection, Beaverton, Oregon, USA
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#149644Beautiful condition, with a few small chips and nicks from the rims and foot but otherwise intact. Silvery iridescence on surface, especially on the interior, and excellent root marks in places. Artwork is in great condition with light deposits.Condition
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